Beiyang reactionaries

Because Duan Xun can use the name of smoking ban to intervene in the affairs of the southwestern provinces anytime and anywhere.If there is the support of the Beijing government, Duan Xun can use his position as the anti-smoking supervisor in the Southwest and use opium as an excuse to launch some wars against several provinces in the Southwest.

For Xu Shuzheng, this method is simply a piece of cake.If you come up with any idea, there are countless ways to mess up the southwestern provinces.

"Do you think Tang Jiyao will abdicate?"

"Old Zhi, I think it will be very difficult. Tang Jiyao is still the strongest in the Yunnan Army, and he should not be willing to leave the position of the Yunnan Governor."

"It's best not to retreat."

Duan Qirui sneered.

If Tang Jiyao took a step back, it would make it difficult for Duan Qirui.If he didn't retreat, he would have an excuse to march into Yunnan.Now that Duan Xun has found such a good handle, Duan Qirui hopes to bring Yunnan under the rule of the Beiyang Army.

"Give power to Yunnan in my name. Tang Jiyu, as a senior official of the Yunnan government, has no law, grows opium, sells opium, knows the law and breaks the law, and the crime is aggravated. He must be dismissed from all positions. And the Yunnan government should take Tang Jiyu into custody. , Escorted to Beijing for trial. Tang Jiyao, as the governor of Yunnan and the governor of Yunnan, failed to restrain his family, which caused the flood of opium in Yunnan and brought disaster to the country and the people. Tang Jiyao was asked to resign voluntarily, and Tang Jiyao was required to come to Beijing to explain the situation. Duan Xun, the governor of Sichuan, was appointed as the The Southwest Anti-smoking Supervision Office has full authority to supervise the smoking ban in the five provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Hunan, and Guangxi. All actions in the five provinces regarding opium cultivation and opium trading must be subject to the supervision of the Southwest Anti-smoking Supervision Office.”

"Yes."

"Give Degong (Duan Xun) a separate power generation. Tell him to send troops into Yunnan and control Kunming in the name of supervising the smoking ban. If Tang Jiyao resists, I will allow him to start a war with the Yunnan army. Then let him give me a current copy. Regarding the situation in Yunnan, let's see who is more suitable to serve as the governor of Yunnan and the governor of Yunnan under the current situation."

"Yes."

Duan Qirui's biggest dream has always been that the Beiyang Army dominate the world.This is something Yuan Shikai failed to do back then.Although the Beiyang Army is the most powerful in the world, there are powerful warlords all over the South.

Now I finally have the opportunity to start with Tang Jiyao first.

"Old Zhi, where is Li Huangpi (Li Yuanhong)?"

"Don't worry about him. Now that things are raging, he Li Bodhisattva (Li Yuanhong) can still support Tang Jiyao. If he dares to block my order, you can directly say that Li Bodhisattva also has a share in the opium trade. Hmph."

Now Duan Qirui doesn't take Li Yuanhong seriously.

Li Yuanhong must have wanted to protect those southern warlords, because Li Yuanhong was able to become the president, and these southern forces had made great efforts.The current situation is also the same, Duan Qirui is followed by the Beiyang Army, and Li Yuanhong is followed by those southern warlords.But now Duan Qirui is aboveboard, and Tang Jiyu has conclusive evidence of planting opium and buying and selling opium.Duan Qirui wanted to see how Li Yuanhong objected, and from what angle he objected to his order.

"Yes."

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"Damn Duan Qirui, damn Duan Xun."

Tang Jiyao looked at Duan Qirui's telegram and tore him to pieces.Looking at these newspapers again, they tore them up, and then threw them on Tang Jiyu's face, scolding angrily: "You bastard, you've done more than fail. Look at the good things you've done. How can you You can't even look down on your people, why did your people go to Duan Xun's place. Now you say what to do."

fly into a rage.

No matter how calm Tang Jiyao is, no matter how powerful he is, how can he be calm when he encounters so many problems now.Now the national media unanimously criticize Tang Jiyao and Tang Jyu, the Tang family brothers, as Yunnan tobacco dealers.At this time, the Beijing government is letting itself go to the field again, and wants to arrest Tang Jiyu for trial.Of course, Tang Jiyao was very angry in such a situation. He didn't know why his luck was so bad recently.

"Brother, now is not the time to say these things."

"Don't I know?"

Tang Jiyao couldn't help scolding his younger brother again.

It's really not enough to succeed.Why even Li Youxun, the most direct descendant, defected.Defecting is nothing, the biggest problem is that you didn't notice it.Moreover, Li Youxun ran away for several days, but Tang Jiyu didn't know anything about it.If it hadn't been revealed by Sichuan, Yunnan would have been kept in the dark.

"Brother, Duan Qirui appointed Duan Xun as the supervisor of the Southwest Smoking Ban, to supervise the so-called smoking ban in our province. If Duan Xun uses this as an excuse to send troops into Yunnan, what should we do? You have to think of a way."

Although Tang Jiyao scolded himself, Tang Jyu didn't care at all.

In fact, Tang Jiyao's idea was also right.Those active young officers of the Yunnan Army were hard to control, and Tang Jiyao trusted his relatives the most.And the most trustworthy is indeed his relatives, Tang Jiyu is really loyal to his brother.If it weren't for what happened to Yu Enyang, Tang Jiyao's rule in Yunnan would still be very stable.With the support of Luo Peijin and Yu Enyang, two Yunnan army leaders, and his younger brother controlling Kunming, he is very stable in Yunnan.

Luo Peijin and Yu Enyang have no problems, even if Gu Pinzhen can cause trouble for herself, it will not really endanger her rule.But now it is in big trouble.

"Can I not be clear? Duan Qirui's wolf ambition is obvious. Duan Xun has always wanted to eat our Yunnan army."

Tang Jiyao frowned.

Duan Qirui is aggressive now, showing his fangs.Although everything is not good for him now, Tang Jiyao is not the kind of person who sits and waits to die.So he thought for a while and said, "You take your third division to station in Fumin and Songming, and you must not let the Sichuan army enter Kunming. You can get the required weapons yourself."

"Yes."

Originally, in northern Yunnan, in order to defend the Sichuan army, there were two units of the Yunnan Army.One is Yu Enyang's fourth division, and the other is Huang Yucheng's brigade.But now Tang Jiyao didn't believe their two troops at all, so he asked his younger brother to lead troops to guard Fumin and Songming, the northern gates of Kunming.

"Let's go. Duan Xun's troops are probably going south."

102 Yunnan Raiders

"Everyone knows the current situation. Tell me, what should we do now?"

Chengdu, Sichuan.

Duan Xun sat on it with a serious expression, and most of the senior generals and government officials of Duan Xun's department sat below.Sitting on the left of Duan Xun are Xiong Kewu, Minister of Military Affairs of the Governor's Mansion in Sichuan, Deng Hanxiang, Secretary-General of the Governor's Mansion, You Min, Chief Inspector of the Military Disciplinary Department of the Governor's Mansion, Zhang Shichen, Director of the Logistics Department of the Governor's Mansion, Xu Yongchang, Director of the Staff Department of the Governor's Mansion, and Xue Yong, the Governor's Mansion. Yang Jie, Minister of the Ministry of Affairs, Chen Guodong, Minister of the Mobilization Department of the Governor's Mansion, and Han Linchun, Minister of the Equipment Department of the Governor's Mansion.All are senior officials of the Governor's Mansion in Sichuan.

On the right are senior officials of the Sichuan provincial government, Wang Yongjiang, the vice governor of Sichuan and the director of the Department of Finance, Yang Wei, the vice governor of Sichuan and the director of the Police Department, and the vice governor of Sichuan and the director of the Department of Agriculture Zhang Lan, Li Zhanyang, vice-governor of Sichuan Province and mayor of Chengdu, Jiang Hongyu, vice-governor of Sichuan Province and mayor of Chongqing, Song Yuren, secretary-general of the Sichuan Provincial Government and director of the Sichuan Mining Bureau.

Below them are the army generals under Duan Xun.

Li Jishen, commander of the First Division of the Southwest Frontier Army, Shang Zhen, commander of the Second Division of the Southwest Frontier Army, Liu Xiang, commander of the Third Division of the Southwest Frontier Army, Yu Xuezhong, commander of the Fifth Division of the Southwest Frontier Army, Li Weiru, commander of the Sixth Division of the Southwest Frontier Army, Song Tiancai, commander of the Independent Brigade of the Frontier Defense Army, Fang Dingying, commander of the Fourth Mixed Brigade, and Guo Songling, commander-in-chief of the Armed Police Force.

Among the current military and political figures in Sichuan, Dan Maoxin and Wanxuan are also missing.Because they are currently in Wanxian County, dealing with Wanxian affairs, so they can't catch up.Other military and political figures, including those stationed in Chongqing and southern Sichuan, are all in this room.

The forty or so individuals here can decide the current policies in Sichuan.

Everyone is serious.

Because Duan Xun has shown Duan Qirui's appointment to everyone.Duan Qirui appointed Duan Xun as the anti-smoking supervisor in the Southwest to supervise the opium situation in the five provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Hunan and Guangxi in the southwest.And in view of the bad situation in Yunnan, especially the seriousness of Tang Jiyu's affairs, Duan Xun was asked to immediately send troops into Yunnan to monitor the situation in Yunnan.

This almost means going to war with the Yunnan army.

Big things.

That's why so many Sichuan military and political officials were invited to come here for a meeting.After all, it is no small matter to start a war with the Yunnan Army.Even with Duan Qirui's orders, Duan Xun cannot make arbitrary decisions.

"General, since Prime Minister Duan (Duan Qirui) appointed the general to be the supervisor of the Southwest Smoking Ban, I think the general should take responsibility firmly. Province. Not only the provinces in southwest China, but even the opium in Hubei, Guangdong, and Jiangsu are mostly from Yunnan and Guizhou provinces. If the current situation of opium cultivation in Yunnan and Guizhou provinces is not strictly supervised, these opium will surely It will bring disaster to the country and the people. As the government-appointed supervisor of the Southwest Smoking Ban, the general has the obligation and responsibility to do his part. I think the general should quickly form a force to enter Yunnan to eradicate opium in Yunnan."

Deng Hanxiang was the first to come out, generously expressing that Duan Xun must shoulder the responsibility.

For Deng Hanxiang, Duan Qirui's appointment of Duan Xun as the anti-smoking supervisor in Southwest China is really a great thing.Don't think that this job is just a job of supervising opium, and it is not as valuable as a job like a border guard supervisor or patrol envoy.But if it is used well, it is completely possible to slowly control the Southwest.

It depends on how to operate.

Deng Hanxiang was originally from Duan Xun's early staff, and now he is the secretary-general of the Sichuan Governor's Mansion. It can be said that he is one of Duan Xun's largest direct descendants.Therefore, he tried his best to help Duan Xun expand his power.For someone like Deng Hanxiang who was born as an aide, the biggest wish is that the "master" he assists can succeed.Therefore is the most active.

Now is a great opportunity, the first one to hit is Yunnan, and the first one to hit is Tang Jiyao, who is considered the No. 1 governor of Yunnan in the Southwest.As long as Tang Jiyao is beaten, Duan Xun's prestige and status will be greatly improved in the southwest and even in the whole country, and in the Beiyang system.At that time, Duan Xun will no longer be a junior warlord in the Beiyang Army, but a local prince who can be compared with those Beiyang Army bosses.

"Yes."

Yang Wei stood up.

Yang Wei is the most familiar with Duan Xun's ambitions and plans, or Yang Wei is Duan Xun's biggest supporter.Even Deng Hanxiang only thought that Duan Xun wanted to expand his influence, and only Yang Wei knew that Duan Xun's goal was the chair in Beijing.And use opium to plan Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, and then control the southwest, and complete the Great Southwest Plan.This is actually what Yang Wei had planned for Duan Xun when he was in Chongqing, and Yang Wei was involved in everything that followed.